Organic erythritol was the bottleneck, but a packaging change and a shift in availability of the sweetener has given way to an across-the-board update to Honest Tea’s line of zero-calorie sodas.
Here’s the latest in distribution news across the beverage industry:
The government’s top nutrition advisory panel pointed to overconsumption of food and beverages with added sugar as one of the major factors thwarting a “healthy dietary pattern” for Americans.
At the recently held Consumer Analyst Group of New York conference, Keurig offered a first glimpse at its highly anticipated cold beverage system.
Zola today announced that, based on sales data from SPINS, it now markets the fourth best-selling coconut water brand in the conventional channel, passing PepsiCo-owned Naked.
For the first time in its nearly 20-year history, Fiji Water has taken to national television to connect with consumers. In what is part of a greater $30 million integrated marketing campaign, the company has created four 15-second spots to promote the brand’s pristine source in Viti Levu.
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Last month Big Geyser requested a buyout of its contract with Glaceau from Coca-Cola and ever since, there’s been speculation as to which premium water brand the New York distributor would have fill in for Smartwater upon its March 1 departure.
False advertising and misleading label statements are at the heart of a trio of recently filed class action lawsuits against well-known beverage companies.
A confluence of health and wellness trends and sustained demand for premium alcoholic beverages has ushered in a wave of new higher-end mixer brands.
Core Natural, an alkaline water brand headed by FUZE and Bodyarmor founder Lance Collins, is set to join Big Geyser trucks in a matter of weeks.
Coca-Cola chairman and CEO Muhtar Kent said he expects 2015 to be a “transition” year for the company, before it likely returns to healthy growth in 2016.
The funds will be used for “working and growth capital needs,” according to Salus Capital Partners, which provided the asset-backed credit.
While Calpack and HPPFS are both profitable and cash-flow positive, internal strife at parent State Fish Co. and a sharp decline in the abundance of fresh fish has placed “significant financial pressure” on the subsidiaries.
